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Official Bulletin of the WSMTA Eastside Chapter

September 2018 Vol. 45 No.1

Message from the President

Welcome to another year of EMTA events,

everyone! I'm excited to see familiar faces at

our upcoming general meeting, and to meet all

of the new people as well! I've gotten quite a

number of emails from new members and

potential members in the area, and so I'm hoping

to see some new faces mixed in with our crew.

At our first general meeting of the year, we will

hand out the Eastside yearbook, so please come!

Inside is detailed information, deadlines, and

contact info for the whole year. We will go over

everything that is coming up this year. There

will be announcements about concerts,

competitions, and cake! Make sure that Monday,

September 24th is on your calendar. We'll start at

9:30, and we've got a lot to get through that day.

Included is our annual fall luncheon.

I want to encourage you to show up on time at

our meeting. Due to conflicts last May, our Ida

Zelikovsky Green Award hasn't yet been

awarded to the winner from last spring's scholarship competition. Megan Tan will be

opening our meeting at 9:30, and she needs to

start promptly in order to get back to school.

Please be respectful of the performance and

show up in time to hear her play.

Are you familiar with the WSMTA Hall of

Fame? Our very own Donald Deneger was

inducted at the WSMTA/OMTA state

conference this last June. However, we'll be

presenting him the award and honoring him in

person at our September meeting (hence the

cake). I know many of you have worked with

him over the years, and I'm hoping you can drop

by and make the presentation even more special

with your presence.

Of course, we'll have our usual catered fall

luncheon at the end of the meeting with plenty

of time for you to all catch up with friends, both

old and new!

Once you get the yearbook at our first fall

meeting, you'll have a list of all of our events,

but I wanted to highlight a few of them right

away so you could put them on your calendars:

Monday, October 8th is our first Workshop with

Gilbert De Greeve at Newport Covenant

Church, 10-12:30. Free to members, but make

sure to sign up with Donna Sams!

Saturday Oct 13th is our District I and II

conference up in Marysville, running 9-4 that

day. See WSMTA.org for more info

For all of our new members, know that our meetings are always the fourth Monday of the

month at Newport Covenant Church. Looking

forward to a new and exciting year ahead of us!

Amanda Harris

President, EMTA

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Scholarship Concert

Friday, November 16th , 2018

EMTA Chapter Meeting

When:

Monday, Sept 24th, 2018

Where: Newport Covenant Church

12800 SE Coal Creek Parkway,

Bellevue 98006

Schedule:

9:30 am – Ida Zelikovsky Green Award

Winner – Megan Tan

9:45 am – General Meeting

10:45 am-12 noon – Annual Fall Luncheon

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Workshops

Donna Sams ~ Chair

All workshops will be at

Newport Covenant

Church

EASTSIDE WORKSHOP

SERIES 2018 – 2019:

WORKSHOP 1

PRESENTER:

Professor Gilbert De Greeve (from Belgium)

DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 8

from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

TOPIC:

“Everything we need to know for the best interpretation is IN the

score” The aim of the topic is to illustrate how much a thorough analysis of the score can help for a better and more authentic understanding of the music, hence of the interpretation of a piece. The analysis I am referring to does not only concern the form and style but also the harmonic and historical elements connected to a piece and even highlights particular challenges on the instrument. Professor De Greeve does this talk with concrete examples on the piano and will have handouts.

We will be given guidelines and insight into interpreting a score and better learn how much liberty the performer can take.

It is important to sign up with Donna Sams at

the meeting on September 24 or email her at

donnasams@outlook.com if you plan to attend.

We need to know how many will attend so that

there are enough handouts.

All EMTA workshops for 2028-2019 are free of charge to EMTA members though the Dorothy Woodcock grant.

Non EMTA members: $25

Biography – Gilbert De Greeve studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Antwerp (Belgium) and graduated with degrees in both Performance and Composition. He went to study in the USA with a.o. Rudolf Serkin and Eugene Ormandy. In 1970 he became the Director of the newly founded Rijksmuziekacademie (State Music Academy) of Antwerp. In the same year he was appointed Professor at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Antwerp. His artistic activities bring him all over the globe for more than 40 years already, with numerous concerts, recordings, lectures, master classes in piano, chamber music, Lied accompaniment and composition. As soloist, in chamber music or as accompanist, he is known for his striking interpretations, and choral works. At present he is Director Emeritus of the State Music Academy of Antwerp and Professor Emeritus of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Antwerp. He is also Past-President of the International Kodály Society.

mailto:donnasams@outlook.com

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

District I & II Masterclass

Opportunity

Students who want to participate MasterClass

with Okxana Ejokian, the registration begins

at 8:00 am on 9/29 through e-mail to Nicole

Kim, nicoleykim@aol.com . First come first

serve. Repertoire of about 5 minutes per student

is suitable. 3 students from 3 different teachers

who participate the conference, will be at the

Master class.

Please have your student's full name, school,

grade, repertoire, contact info, teachers name

and chapter included in your e-mail.

Nicole Kim, District II VP

nicoleykim@aol.com

District I & II Conference

On Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 9:00 AM

to 4:00 PM at the Marysville United Methodist

Church ∙ 5600 64th St. NE, Marysville, WA

98270, we have our district conference.

Fees are $45.00 for WSMTA members, $50.00

for non-members and $20.00 for students.

Details of the program and registration form can

be found in attached flyer as well as on the

WSMTA website.

https://wsmta.org/wp-

content/uploads/2018/08/2018-District-I-and-

II-Conference.pdf

Please feel free to contact me should you have

any questions or concerns. I hope to see you all

there.

Nicole Kim, NCTM

District II Vice President

nicoleykim@aol.com

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Extra Notes

Church Organist / Pianist

Wanted

Redeemer Lutheran Church, located on

Mercer Island, is a small congregation with a

friendly, family quality.

The Position: We’re looking for a person with

experience playing both organ and piano in a

church setting. The compensation is $140 per

worship service. The number of services will

naturally vary from month to month, but will be

no fewer than four. Holy Days on the church

calendar that do not fall on a Sunday but on

which Redeemer has a church service are

Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday,

Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday. In

addition, accompanying a very small choir and

leading it as director is also needed, but is

negotiable. Part-time, seasonal choir

accompanying/directing will be paid

additionally per rehearsal, at $26 per occurrence

and is based on taking place before or after the

service.

The Redeemer organist also retains the right of

first refusal for playing at member funerals and

weddings.

Requirements: Previous experience playing

hymns and liturgical musical sections to lead the

congregation in song, and accompanying a

choir. Congregational singing is typically done

from our Lutheran church hymnals and sources,

but other sources may be appropriate.

Additional experience in choir direction is also

desirable.

Responsibilities:

1. To select appropriate Prelude, Offertory, and Postlude music every week or on chosen days of congregational worship (as per above), on organ and/or piano.

2. Follow the service order and any liturgy outlined for the day, including the hymns chosen by the pastor.

3. Notify the church secretary after music is chosen to print in the bulletin for service. Note title, composer and/or arranger.

4. Choose choir music as appropriate.

The Location: Redeemer is located near the

south end of the main north/south arterial on

Mercer Island, at 6001 Island Crest Way.

The Instruments: Redeemer has an organ and

a piano. The organ is an approximately seven-

year old Allen digital organ, “Protégé”, two

manual. The piano is a Yamaha baby grand in

excellent condition. It is tuned yearly and as

needed.

If interested in more information about this

position, please leave a message for Church

Administrator Gayne Phillips and/or Pastor

Gene Baade at 206-232-1711 or email

office@redeemerlutheranmi.org. Pastor Baade

may also be contacted at his home, 425-271-

6481, or email gjbaade@q.com.

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